Tag Archives: United Nations

A Flag for the United Nations

Posted on June 17, 2016 by

Today’s post was written by David Langbart, Reference Archivist at the National Archives at College Park. John Kelly, a respected columnist for the Washington Post, recently (June 14, 2016) wrote about Brooks Harding’s “Four Freedoms Flag.”  Harding designed the flag … Continue reading →

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John Foster Dulles Mocks Himself

Posted on January 7, 2015 by

In January 15, 1958, Willard S. Irle, a member of the New York Stock Exchange sent President Dwight Eisenhower a letter with ideas about the preservation of world peace.  Irle suggested a “three-pronged program” consisting of the establishment of (1) … Continue reading →

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Political Sensitivity at the Peak of the Cold War

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

In February 1963, the United Nations (UN) held the UN Conference on the Application of Science and Technology for the Benefit of the Less Developed Areas (UNCAST) in Geneva, Switzerland. This conference, held at the peak of the Cold War, … Continue reading →

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